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Sugar: a poison

I just finished watching this video. It's created by CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Company). Being on this site, you probably already know most of it, but there are some facts that may be new to you. The part about Ludkin and its fallout pissed me off. It didn't surprise me, but it pissed me off nonetheless.

So true. I couldn't help but think "That's your average American" as I watched it.

I decided to watch this video because I've been carb cycling -- and cut back a lot in general -- and I've noticed that I'm feeling even sharper than usual. I also, counterintuitively, feel more energetic. At least, after the first week or two. Not to mention that the fat just evaporated. Just like in that video. I'm not going to cut out sugar completely -- I have a killer peanut satay recipe that requires it -- but it's dropped to low single digits in my diet. Upwards or 85% of all that I eat is from basic foods now.

I'm branching here. This video is on food addiction. It's not that they're trying to make better tasting food, they're using science to manipulate the mind of the buyer. They're leveraging how the body works to overcome your logical thinking. And stuff like replacing cheese with proteins and fats.

On a side note, the close-ups of people eating with their mouth open is revolting.

Just watched it, interesting. I think Lustig is off and hate the fact that everyone tries to pin the obesity epidemic down to a single cause. Even if you remove sugar from the food supply, sitting all day still has a negative impact on the body by increasing inflammation, oxidative stress, and blood glucose levels. All 3 of these factors increase your risk for the metabolic syndrome. There are also other dietary factors that correlate with the obesity epidemic which likely have an effect and that make sense from an evolutionary standpoint, particularly fiber consumption which they ignore. Finally, you know we're in trouble when a "knowledgeable" authority on nutrition has people eating pasta as part of a diet devoid of processed food, I guess I have just never been fortunate enough to see a spaghetti bush.

I recommend a Paleo diet, but not the Paleo diet that most implement as it's just a meat/protein orgy. High fiber, moderate carb(200g or so), a larger diversity of plant matter and properly raised animals. I eat about 30 different vegetables per week and maybe 3 types of fruit. That's all you need to do to be healthy. It doesn't even take that much time to prepare. I spend an hour making breakfast which also makes enough for lunch and my wife makes dinner. If I wanted to streamline the process I would chop everything on Sunday and freeze it, but I prefer it fresh.

Just watched it, interesting. I think Lustig is off and hate the fact that everyone tries to pin the obesity epidemic down to a single cause. Even if you remove sugar from the food supply, sitting all day still has a negative impact on the body by increasing inflammation, oxidative stress, and blood glucose levels. All 3 of these factors increase your risk for the metabolic syndrome. There are also other dietary factors that correlate with the obesity epidemic which likely have an effect and that make sense from an evolutionary standpoint, particularly fiber consumption which they ignore. Finally, you know we're in trouble when a "knowledgeable" authority on nutrition has people eating pasta as part of a diet devoid of processed food, I guess I have just never been fortunate enough to see a spaghetti bush.

I recommend a Paleo diet, but not the Paleo diet that most implement as it's just a meat/protein orgy. High fiber, moderate carb(200g or so), a larger diversity of plant matter and properly raised animals. I eat about 30 different vegetables per week and maybe 3 types of fruit. That's all you need to do to be healthy. It doesn't even take that much time to prepare. I spend an hour making breakfast which also makes enough for lunch and my wife makes dinner. If I wanted to streamline the process I would chop everything on Sunday and freeze it, but I prefer it fresh.

No one has said that sugar is the only reason, just that it's a major, ubiquitous, reason. The issue is also the steps that companies have taken to subvert the systems put in place to protect consumers.

I've never looked into the Paleo diet (or much of any diet, actually), but I can guess what it is. I'm pretty sure that's how I eat. I eat meat / protein all day long. I don't worry about the fat content at all. I just keep a caloric ceiling each day. I do also eat veggies and occasionally fruit (mango being a favorite). I have great results with it.

No one has said that sugar is the only reason, just that it's a major, ubiquitous, reason. The issue is also the steps that companies have taken to subvert the systems put in place to protect consumers.

I've never looked into the Paleo diet (or much of any diet, actually), but I can guess what it is. I'm pretty sure that's how I eat. I eat meat / protein all day long. I don't worry about the fat content at all. I just keep a caloric ceiling each day. I do also eat veggies and occasionally fruit (mango being a favorite). I have great results with it.

Sounds like you are basically Paleo, Paleo is grain, legume, and dairy free. Most people use it as an excuse to eat as much meat as possible and ignore veggies, which is a mistake. Just avoid processed food and eat a moderate amount of meat, that's likely the healthiest way to do it and most beneficial to your gut and overall health.

Sounds like you are basically Paleo, Paleo is grain, legume, and dairy free. Most people use it as an excuse to eat as much meat as possible and ignore veggies, which is a mistake. Just avoid processed food and eat a moderate amount of meat, that's likely the healthiest way to do it and most beneficial to your gut and overall health.

I don't do legumes, though. And yeah, almost zero dairy. I eat the occasional tablespoon of butter. I still don't eat enough veggies, but I'm working on it. I rarely eat processed foods. Just thinking about eating a HotPocket makes me nauseated.

I don't do legumes, though. And yeah, almost zero dairy. I eat the occasional tablespoon of butter. I still don't eat enough veggies, but I'm working on it. I rarely eat processed foods. Just thinking about eating a HotPocket makes me nauseated.

Most allow butter, Ghee is better because the milk proteins are cleared out. I rotate between coconut oil, olive oil, bacon fat, and ghee.

I don't do legumes, though. And yeah, almost zero dairy. I eat the occasional tablespoon of butter. I still don't eat enough veggies, but I'm working on it. I rarely eat processed foods. Just thinking about eating a HotPocket makes me nauseated.

People are fat because they are dumb and lazy. Anybody with half a brain can figure out in less than 4 hours of research online why they are fat, and how to start down the road of not being fat. I am not talking about slightly overweight either. I am talking about morbidly disgustingly fat obese people who simply do not give a fuck because their a lazy pieces of shit.

yeah but what drives it...how do they get there. why doesn't everyone get there? I don't know that its totally that cut and dry ..it is but it isn't
I can say with total sincerity that I love sugar....go crazy for just the right mix of tasty pastry awesomeness....
right at the moment I'm getting enough calories of nutrient dense food where it's not much more than a fleeting thought..and dropping weight steadily but aside from the thyroid shit which has been "corrected" for years I couldn't tell you what got me to fat in the first place..not really...yeah sugar and sedentary habits for sure but i don't know hot THAT happened

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yeah but what drives it...how do they get there. why doesn't everyone get there? I don't know that its totally that cut and dry ..it is but it isn't
I can say with total sincerity that I love sugar....go crazy for just the right mix of tasty pastry awesomeness....
right at the moment I'm getting enough calories of nutrient dense food where it's not much more than a fleeting thought..and dropping weight steadily but aside from the thyroid shit which has been "corrected" for years I couldn't tell you what got me to fat in the first place..not really...yeah sugar and sedentary habits for sure but i don't know hot THAT happened

Don't take my post too seriously. I'm just jealous that fat people get to eat whatever the fuck they want, and I haven't allowed myself any pleasures of taste in a long time.

Some mornings I wake up and think to myself "I WONDER WHAT I'M HAVING FOR BREAKFAST TODAY!...PROBABLY FUCKING EGGS LIKE THE LAST 60 TIMES I HAD BREAKFAST!!! I FUCKING HATE EVERYTHING!!!

No prob, those both look OK to me. I've used that ghee before but have never had coconut oil ghee. I love coconut oil, I cook most of my food in it and top my popcorn with it on the rare occasion when I eat popcorn. It's primarily MCTs so you can't store it, you metabolize it in to ketones which help control appetite and promote brain neurogenesis. When I was a kid the movies used coconut oil but they pulled it because it was high in saturated fat so they replaced it with trans fats and eventually canola/corn oil which are all terrible for you.

No prob, those both look OK to me. I've used that ghee before but have never had coconut oil ghee. I love coconut oil, I cook most of my food in it and top my popcorn with it on the rare occasion when I eat popcorn. It's primarily MCTs so you can't store it, you metabolize it in to ketones which help control appetite and promote brain neurogenesis. When I was a kid the movies used coconut oil but they pulled it because it was high in saturated fat so they replaced it with trans fats and eventually canola/corn oil which are all terrible for you.

Thanks for the ghee info.

It's my understanding that, up until the 70s, most people in the US used tropical oils. It wasn't until they "discovered" that fat was bad for you, and the agro-companies pushing their agenda, that grain and seed oils were widely adopted.

I'm reading The Primal Blueprint and have The Omnivores Dilemma in transit. Have you read either?